Year Deaths per 1000 1965 52.8 1966 52 1967 51.2 1968 50.3 1969 49.3 1970 48.3 1971 47.3 1972 46.3 1973 45.2 1974 43.8 1975 42.4 1976 40.9 1977 39.4 1978 37.9 1979 36.6 1980 35.4 1981 34.3 1982 33.3 1983 32.3 1984 31.4 1985 30.6 1986 29.9 1987 29.3 1988 28.7 1989 28.2 1990 27.7 1991 27.1 1992 26.5 1993 25.8 1994 25 1995 24.1 1996 23.1 1997 22 1998 20.8 1999 19.7 2000 18.4 2001 17.2 2002 16.1 2003 15.1 2004 14.3 2005 13.4 2006 12.6 2007 11.9 2008 11.3 2009 10.6 2010 10.1 2011 9.6 2012 9.2 2013 8.8 2014 8.5 2015 8.2